What is civil engineering?

 Civil Engineering is an profession which deals with civil people. Previously in the world there were only two engineering types. Those are Military Engineering and Civil Engineering. Military Engineering dealt with the war. So many innovations were done during the war period for the destruction by many people. That part was Military Engineering. All the other innovations and mechanism works done for the shake of the peoples well being were belonged to Civil Engineering part. 

Howerver later, after the world war 2, Civil Engineering field was divided in to many sections such as Electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering etc. But the Engineering field which was dealt with the structures and buildings, earth and slopes and natural physical things name was remained as "Civil Engineering". That is the birth story of Civil Engineering.
Nowadays starting from the small houses , retaining walls Civil Engineering field is dealing with big colossal structures such as skyscrapers.